Barrafina Frith Street won a Michelin star in 2014, and the group’s Adelaide site was named National Restaurant of the Year at the 2015 National Restaurant Awards.​​

Martin was previously sous chef at the three-michelin-starred Barcelona restaurant Can Fabes and head chef at Ossiano in Dubai.

He also worked as head chef and teacher at Barcelona’s internationally recognised Hofman School and its one-Michelin-starred restaurant.

“It’s an honour to take up the executive head chef position in a restaurant loved by so many and to have the confidence of a team I have so much respect for,” says Martin. “I’m looking forward to getting stuck in.”